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W16.321

Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Fall into other water striking bottom causing drowning and submersion

Metadata & Insights
  • •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • •Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99).

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • drowning and submersion while in other water without fall (W73)
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
View W00-W19 NotesView W16 NotesView W16.3 Notes

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
W00-W19Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19)
W16Fall, jump or diving into water
W16.3Fall into other water
W16.32Fall into other water striking bottom
W16.321Fall into other water striking bottom causing drowning and submersionBillable
W16.321AFall into other water striking bottom causing drowning and submersion, initial encounterBillable
W16.321DFall into other water striking bottom causing drowning and submersion, subsequent encounterBillable
W16.321SFall into other water striking bottom causing drowning and submersion, sequelaBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to W16.321:

subcategoryW16.3
Fall into other water
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categoryW16
Fall, jump or diving into water
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blockW00-W19
Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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